Pathetic and embarrassing

 

Of course he kept them waiting.

He has to create bullshit clubs to be the leader of.

Apparently he thinks that creating something he calls the Board of Peace should give him the Peace Prize.  

I didn't get a Peace Prize either.  Did I get screwed by Norway, too?

Awful in so many ways.

Sure, Jan.

World Liberty is Trump's crypto scam company.

After he said we have peace in the Middle East...

Board of Peace, eh?  Let's start a war in the Middle East by attacking the largest country there with nuclear weapons.  Great idea, Peacemaster.

We have gone full 1984 here with the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace in DC.

Sure, Jan.

Somewhere elites pay a price for misconduct

 But not here.

Thames Valley Police previously said it was “assessing” reports that Mountbatten-Windsor sent confidential trade reports to Epstein in 2010, when the former prince was Britain’s special envoy for international trade. Those reports stemmed from correspondence between the two men that was among the millions of pages of documents from the U.S. Justice Department’s investigation into Epstein that were released last month.

[...]

After the arrest, King Charles III said that the law must take its course in the investigation, and he sought to reassure the British public that he would continue to serve them.

[...]

Mountbatten-Windsor, who turned 66 on Thursday, moved to Charles’ estate in Norfolk after he was evicted from his longtime home near Windsor Castle earlier this month.

[...]

The allegations being investigated Thursday are separate from those made by Virginia Giuffre, who claimed she had been trafficked to Britain to have sex with Andrew in 2001, when she was just 17. Giuffre died by suicide last year.

[...]

The late Queen Elizabeth II forced Mountbatten-Windsor to give up royal duties and end his charitable work in 2019 after he tried to explain away his ties to Epstein during a catastrophic interview with the BBC.

But more details about the relationship emerged in a book published last year, and Charles stripped him of the right to be called a prince and ordered him to move.

[...]

Charles was forced to act after the U.S. Justice Department released millions of pages of Epstein documents that revealed the extent of his relationship with Mountbatten-Windsor and showed that their correspondence continued long after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting a minor for prostitution.

[...]

Andrew will be placed in “a cell in a custody suite” with just “a bed and a toilet,” where he will wait until his police interview.

[...]

Giuffre’s family praised the arrest, saying: “Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.”

  AP

Well, maybe not in England.

Sure do.

Left Behind

 

Meanwhile in Germany: Rose Monday carnival parade

 

“Everyone protects the perpetrators” and “Everyone ignores the victims.”

These and previous year's anti-Trump floats are pictured at the HuffPost.

JFC

So it's true, then.

As rumors fly about an affair between Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski, a new report alleges the pair have been traveling together in a luxury jet fitted with a private cabin, ostensibly meant for “high-profile deportations.”

Reports of the pair’s romantic relationship initially took off in the tabloids. Then in a New York magazine exposé published in September, one FEMA official called it the “worst-kept secret in D.C.”

[...]

Noem, 54, and Lewandowski, 52, are both married with children.

The two have denied the rumors, which have hounded them for years.

[...]

Recently, the two have been traveling across the country in a luxury 737 MAX jet, with a private cabin in back, people familiar with the matter told the Journal. Official documents reviewed by the newspaper show that the luxury plane, which staff jokingly call Noem’s “big, beautiful jet,” is earmarked for “high-profile deportations.”

[...]

Noem has had a turbulent history with planes during Trump’s second term.

Last year, she reportedly authorized the purchase of 10 Spirit Airline planes before realizing that the airline didn’t actually own the planes, and they also had no engines. In October, despite the then-ongoing government shutdown, the Trump administration bought two Gulfstream G700 jets for $172 million to be used by Noem and other leaders.

[...]

According to the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal’s report on what it called “constant chaos” within Noem’s department, President Donald Trump and his top advisers have long been uncomfortable with the pair’s relationship. Although Lewandowski wanted to serve as Noem’s chief of staff, Trump said no because of the affair rumors, according to the Journal. Officials told the newspaper that Trump continues to bring up the alleged affair.

  HuffPo

Maybe now is a good time for him to fire Noem for her handling of DHS.

Definitely time to impeach Noem (and Trump).

 

Epstein files fallout

Europe

Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to the U.S. who also resigned from the House of Lords, is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police in London.

[...]

Morgan McSweeney, who said he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson, resigned as the prime minister's chief of staff this month.

Thorbjørn Jagland, Norway's former prime minister, was charged with aggravated corruption following a police probe into his Epstein ties. He has denied wrongdoing.

[...]

Jack Lang, a French politician and former culture minister, resigned from the Arab World Institute in Paris due to his association with Epstein.

[...]

Middle East

Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in Dubai was replaced as chairman and CEO of logistics company DP World.

"I loved the torture video," Epstein wrote to bin Sulayem in a 2019 email. The recipient's name was previously redacted.

[...]

U.S.

Tom Pritzker announced his retirement as executive chair of Hyatt Hotels on Monday, effective immediately, and expressed regret about his past association with Epstein and convicted associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

[...]

Brad Karp, chairman of top corporate law firm Paul, Weiss for 18 years, resigned after his emails with Epstein were revealed in the files.

[...]

Kathy Ruemmler, top counsel at Goldman Sachs [and former White House counsel to Barack Obama], resigned after her emails with Epstein surfaced, showing their close relationship and her downplaying his sex crimes, per AP.

[...]

Casey Wasserman, a high-profile Hollywood talent agent who chairs the LA28 Olympic committee, said he would sell his agency after his Epstein ties were disclosed.

[...]

Peter Attia, a longevity influencer, stepped down as chief science officer of David Protein and is no longer listed as an adviser at Eight Sleep.

However, CBS News appears to be keeping Attia as a contributor.

[...]

Steve Tisch, chairman and co-owner of the New York Giants, is being investigated by the NFL, commissioner Roger Goodell said earlier this month.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign after the Epstein files revealed a closer relationship than previously indicated.

  Axios

There are still scores to go, including much of Trump's administration, and the president himself. Don't hold your breath.

(In case you're wondering, Tom Pritzker is a cousin of JB - both born into the Hyatt wealth.  I wouldn't be surprised if the Hyatt heirs came together to have a little talk with Tom.  And, btw, you might be watching JB in the runup to 2028, so here's an article on him at Mother Jones.)

No justice will be served in MAGAland

 

America, this is your president

 He couldn't care less about the country he is supposed to be shepherding.

And who's going to stop him?

 

1984 applies

 

 [...] 

It takes a long time for things to go through the courts, and I'm glad they eventually get some justice (in some cases), but the question now remains whether the Trump administration will actually follow the court's orders.